About John Collins (basketball)
John Martin Collins III is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Collins was selected with the 19th pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2017 NBA draft. His performance earned him recognition as the ACC Most Improved Player and he was named first-team all-ACC. On October 22, 2017, in his third ever NBA game, Collins recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds in a 116–104 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. With Babbitt still sidelined, Collins drew his first career start two days later against the Los Angeles Clippers. By the trade deadline on February 8, 2018, the Hawks had a losing record of 17–37.
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